Hose-coupling.



Patented Jan, mgog.

vents the placing;` oil' an excessive strain on the ;oint oi conneci ion olA the arm and the coupling member' on which it i: carried, in addltion lo which tl space termed in under-l eutting, bring locati. l within the plane oit theV arm, provides for the insertion ol an nneoupling tool hereinafter described, without atleeting` the plane of the outer surface of the arm in any respect. XVhile the outer end of each arm is beveled, the fact that the end otl the arm is relatively enlarged, being of a thickness substantially equal in thickness to the lengtlrol' the pins 7, together with the opposing bev'eling of the pins, provides a structure which, when the members are coupled is substantially free from accidental disengagement by a longitudinal movei'nent of the coupled hose in either direction.

When the members l and 2 carried by the sections of hose 4 and 10 respectively are to be secured together, the tapering` end l2 of the member 2 is inserted into the recess' oi the member 1, 4the tapering ends 16, 1G of the arms 14, 14 causing said arms to ride upwardly over the pins or lugs 7, 7 of the member 1. The arms 14, 14 then recede causing the pins or lugs 7, 7 to enter the apertures or openings 15, 15 of the arms 14, 14. thus firmly locking the member 2 in engagement with the member l.

lil/'hen it is desired to separate the tivo members, .T preferably use a lever r key 18 having a curved headed end 19. The curved end oLtI the lever or key is inserted between one of the arms 14 and the periphery of the memberQ, said key or lever then being raised to elevate one of the arms 14 to permit ot' the two members being easily and quickly separated. The lever or key 18 is slmply employed tol provide sufficient leverage in elevating one end of a resilient arm 14.

l do not care to confine myself to the numberv of resilient arms 14, 14 or ,pins 7 employed in retaining onemember in engagement with another, my Whole invention residing` in the novel construction of said arms together Vwith the recess (3 and. the tapering end 12 ol said members.

Such changes as are permissible by the appended claim, may be resorted to Without rleparting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What l` claim and desire to secure by Letters iatont, istn. hose coupling embodying a male and a female member, each having` its inner face at one end cut away to provide an annular recess and an ,inwardly extending flange, the tlange forming one Wall of the recess, said female member furthermore provided at its opposite end with a pocket, the outer portion or' the wall of the pocket being of the same diameter throughout and the inner portion `gradually increasing' in diameter towards the outer portion, said male member having one end thereol2 formed with an extension of less diameter than the body portion of said member and of a contour corresponding to that of the shape of the pocket, radially eX-V tending` pins carried by said female member, a plurality of longitudinally extending resilicnt arms carried by said'male member, each ol said arms having an undercut por tion intermediate its ends to provide a resilient connectingportion between relatively enlarged ends, the outer enlargedr end of each et' said arms provided With an opening adapted to receive the pins upon the female member, and a tapering metallic band positioned Within each of said members for clamping` a hose section in the annular recess.

in testimony whereof a'liX my signature in the presence oi two Witnesses.

` JOHN J. ANTIC. Witnesses H. C. Evnnnr, GEORGE F. ANTIC. 

